This rather glum-looking carved stone head was found outside the
town of Towcester close to the famous Roman road called Watling
Street, which runs all the way from Kent to North Wales. It may
have been part of the decoration of a tomb next to the road.

The woman doesn't seem to be cheered up by her fancy fashionable
hairstyle. Can you see the locks curving on to her cheeks, and the
band in her hair? The head has been carved in the British style,
but the face is quite flat with extra large features, rather like
theatre masks that were worn in Roman plays.